AUSTIN, Texas, July 16 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * AgriLife Extension presents Superior Service Awards to honor employees * Faculty and staff of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will gather from across the state to receive the agency's Superior Service Awards during a ceremony on July 16 in the new Texas 4-H Headquarters. The Superior Service Award is the highest recognition given to employees in honor of their exemplar more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Common diet tips about water intake and spicy foods could be dead wrong * The common rationale for drinking water at meals is that it physically stretches the stomach, triggering fullness so you don't eat too much. But a new Cornell study found no support for that idea in practice. Instead, for every additional 100 grams of water participants drank, they ate about 39 more grams of food - roughly 49 more calories. People who frequently switched back and fort more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 17 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * East Wins All-Star Game, Sermo Takes Home Run Derby: Ten Things to Know in the American Association of Professional Baseball This Week Groshans (2-for-3, 3RBI) Claims MVP as National MLB Network Audience Watches, Highlighting Showcase Week for the MLB Partner League - MOORHEAD, Minn. - The best and brightest stars were able to shine on the league's biggest stage last night as the East Division All-Stars, more PR

STANFORD, California, July 17 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks on July 16, 2026, by Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson at the Stanford University Institute for Economic Policy Research: * * * Navigating Economic Shocks: A Monetary Policymaker's Perspective Thank you for the kind introduction. I am delighted to be here at Stanford University today to discuss a topic that is central to the Federal Reserve's work: how policymakers analyze and respond to economic shocks in real time./1 The economy is constantly experiencing sho more PR

EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 16 -- Heriot-Watt University issued the following news: * * * Self-levelling railway sleepers could cut disruption and maintenance costs Heriot-Watt engineers, working with colleagues at the University of Leeds and across Europe, have designed and tested a new type of self-levelling railway sleeper to tackle the long-standing problem of transition zones on the rail network. They say the innovation could reduce maintenance work, cut costs, improve passenger comfort and lower the track's environmental footprint. The more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 16, 2026, by senior fellow James B. Meigs to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Goodbye Darkness, My Old Friend A startup wants to light up the night using giant space mirrors. Do the rest of us get a say in this wild scheme? - In Genesis, God said, "Let there be light," and then saw that "the light was good." Later this year, a satellite company called Reflect Orbital will attempt a similar miracle of illumination. Will it deliver too much of a  more PR

PASADENA, California, July 16 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Perseverance Rover Reads Record of Ancient Mars Impacts Old rocks exposed on the rim of Jezero Crater preserve a roughly 4-billion-year-old cosmic "weather report" from the solar system's most dynamic era. - NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim of Jezero Crater was built by repeated asteroid impacts. Referred to as the "Broom Point member" b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone, 15 Members Press Pentagon to Make Sunscreen Standard Issue for Servicemembers * NJ 6th District Congressman, lawmakers cited higher melanoma rates among troops, reports some servicemembers cannot access sunscreen while deployed WASHINGTON, D.C. - As summer puts renewed attention on the dangers of prolonged sun exposure, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 15 Membe more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Bacteria form 'herds' to survive predators, offering fresh insight into Earth's carbon cycle Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that tiny photosynthetic bacteria band together into protective "herds" when attacked by predators - a survival strategy that could also influence how carbon is stored in the world's waters. - Published in The ISME Journal, the study reveals for the first time that cyanobacteria - micr more PR

MERCED, California, July 15 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Research Reveals the Hidden Life on a Pine Needle * Everyone recognizes the sharp, clean fragrance of pine needles. But that's not just a pine forest or a Christmas tree we're smelling - it's the aroma of thousands of microscopic partners working quietly on every needle, helping shape the health of entire forests. For years, researchers have known a great deal about microbes living underground around tree roots. But the phyllosphere - the more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 16 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Roadmap paper shows how superconductors can decarbonise transport sector * Superconducting technologies have the potential to supercharge the decarbonisation of transport, saving gigatonnes of emissions in the future, a landmark new paper suggests. Leading researchers from academia and industry have contributed to a new 'roadmap' paper which examines how the transport industry, which creates around a quarter of energy-related carbon emissions, could a more PR

WHITTIER, California, July 17 (TNSjou) -- The Southern California University of Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * How Occupational Therapy Helps Bring Lifestyle Medicine into Daily Life Maria knew she needed to eat better and move more. Her physician had concerns about her Type 2 diabetes, weight, and declining quality of life. However, knowing what to do was not enough. Maria was a 52-year-old single mother of two teenagers who worked full time as a receptionist. Most evenings, she felt too tired to cook, walk her dogs, hel more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester air quality data helps reveal growing health and energy risks from Saharan dust Data collected at The University of Manchester's Air Quality Supersite has contributed to a major international study showing that increasing amounts of desert dust from North Africa are reaching Europe, with implications for public health and solar energy generation. The study, published in Nature and led by the Paul Scherrer Institute in Sw more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Drug hope for people with common heart thickening disease A new drug offers hope for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the world's most common inherited heart disease. The TEMPEST trial led by University of Manchester researchers tested the drug - called trientine - in 154 adults with the condition in a year long, placebo controlled study. The trial was funded by a partnership between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and  more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 16 (TNSjou) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Do birds enjoy flying? Flying puts cockatoos in a more optimistic mood Who hasn't dreamed of flying like a bird? But do birds actually enjoy flying as much as we imagine? A new study by researchers at Utrecht University shows that galahs, Australian cockatoos, almost always choose to fly when given the opportunity. And after several days of flying, the birds make more optimistic choices. These findings suggests that flying leads to positive emo more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 16 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Frank Biermann on studying sustainability in an age of planetary crisis How can the world respond to climate change, biodiversity loss and ocean pollution when global cooperation itself is under pressure? For students interested in sustainability, this is no abstract question. Today's generation is entering a world shaped by geopolitical conflict, contested technologies, unequal responsibilities and urgent planetary limits. At Utrecht University, Profess more PR

WINGATE, North Carolina, July 16 -- Wingate University posted the following news: * * * Wingate sophomore became teen author after struggling with eating disorder * By Chuck Gordon By high school, Katelyn Olmsted had grown to love volleyball. A versatile talent who played varsity and jayvee as a ninth-grader, she found the sport fast-paced and exciting, and she loved the camaraderie with her teammates. It didn't hurt that the hours of practicing each week were helping her shed pounds. In middle school, Olmsted says, she had been "on the more PR